One of the things that I disliked about winter was having to get up in the morning when it was still dark outside. Now that I am retired, I go to bed late and get up late, well after the sun has come up. Add to that the ability to stay indoors on really cold, snowy, and windy days and that has made winter a lot more tolerable, though I still don’t like it.
I don’t mind getting up in the dark. What bothers me is how bad the walking can be and the need to haul on and remove massive amounts of clothes every time I want to go somewhere.
I have spent most of my life in Canada (ON) but I spent a couple of winters working in a southern climate and did not miss the winter at all. Conversely, down there, I missed the longer summer evenings we get here. Sundown by 6:30 all year round was disconcerting.
“Add to that the ability to stay indoors on really cold, snowy, and windy days […]”
There are places without really cold, snowy, and windy days.
(It ain’t a given)
Goat’s reason is something I’ve liked about being a severe night owl: the world is so quiet and peaceful at 1:00 am. That’s often my most productive time.
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Growing up I lived in parts of Canada where winter temperatures often reached -40 C/F. Now I happily live in the one corner of the country where it rarely gets below freezing.
I’m with John. What’s this “snow” stuff? Seems like an unnecessary hazard.
Cold and snow might be annoying at times but it does keep some nasty fauna away. And the snow also makes the longer nights significantly brighter.
Nothing quite like XC skiing or snowshoeing on a clear night lit by a full moon.
When I was a teenager, I loved being outside in the winter when there was a full moon. It was like having built-in night vision.
@ 5 the snow also makes the longer nights significantly brighter.
the snow also makes the longer nights significantly brighter.
Now that is significantly true. Walking on a snow crust with a full moon is amazing.